HALLUCINATE


Meaning of HALLUCINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hə-ˈlü-sə-ˌnāt ]

verb

( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing )

Etymology: Latin hallucinatus, past participle of hallucinari, allucinari to prate, dream, modification of Greek alyein to be distressed, to wander

Date: circa 1834

transitive verb

1. : to affect with visions or imaginary perceptions

2. : to perceive or experience as a hallucination

intransitive verb

: to have hallucinations

• hal·lu·ci·na·tor -ˌnā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.